It's never wise to wait until you're on your deathbed to create your estate plan — or even until you're in your retirement years. None of us knows what the future will bring. It's wise to put an estate plan in place — at least a will once you've...
Telling people about your divorce isn't going to be a "one and done" event, even if you post a Facebook message (on your own or together with your spouse). You'll be telling friends, neighbors, colleagues, people at your kids' schools and others in your business and...
People put off their estate planning for many reasons. One of them is that they have an adult child who is an addict or alcoholic. They want to leave them the same amount of money and other assets as their other children, but they fear that their child would spend the...
You may have planned for the birth of your child for some time. The excitement of expecting to bring a new life into the world likely had you considering every aspect of his or her future and what your child would be like. This preparation undoubtedly helped you get...
Is this your family's first fall since you and your spouse broke up? Maybe you've been separated or divorced for a time, but one or more of your kids is moving up to middle school or high school this year. Either way, this time of year brings challenges for co-parents...
We've discussed the problem of people who refuse to allow their co-parent to have the visitation with their child that a court has granted them. This is considered direct interference in parenting time. Of course, the parent whose visitation rights are being denied...
Regardless of the child custody arrangements that you and your co-parent have, you have the right to access your children's public school records. That right is granted under a federal law called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Any school or...
If you and your spouse will be co-parenting your children in two different households after your divorce (as most divorced co-parents do), you need to be prepared for added expenses. That's true whether you're sharing custody 50/50 or one of you will have primary...
More and more couples are going into marriage with a significant amount of student loan debt, which can take decades to repay. It can impact all areas of life — including marriage. Some couples don't feel they're in a financial position to buy a home or have children...
You and your spouse have separated. You're considering whether to get a divorce, or perhaps you've already begun the process. You may have been living essentially separate lives for some time and may now be living apart. However, your electronic footprints may still...